But after much thought, I have come to the conclusion that there is nothing more difficult in this world than to surrender completely. This is one of man's greatest sorrows.

— Clarice Lispector

But if I hope to understand in order to accept things - the act of surrender will never happen. I must take the plunge all at once, a plunge that includes comprehension and especially incomprehension. And who am I to dare to think? What I have to do is surrender. How is it done? I know however that only by walking do you know how to walk and - miracle - find yourself walking.

— Clarice Lispector

But now I want to say things that comfort me and that are a little free. For example: Thursday is a day transparent as an insect's wing in the light. Just as Monday is a compact day. Ultimately, far beyond thought, I live from these ideas, if ideas is what they are. They are sensations that transform into ideas because I must use words. Even just using them mentally. The primary thought with words.

— Clarice Lispector

But she didn’t want to rest! – Her blood ran through her more slowly, its pace domesticated, like a beast that had trained its steps to fit in its cage.

— Clarice Lispector

But the crime is more important than the punishment. I enliven all of me in my happy instinct for destruction.

— Clarice Lispector

Could it be that the person who sees most, feels and suffers most?

— Clarice Lispector

Do not mourn the dead. They know what they are doing.

— Clarice Lispector

Dying is something else. Dying is different to good and bad.

— Clarice Lispector

ELA acreditava em banjo e, torque acreditava, eyes existing" | "She believed in angels, and, because she believed, they existed

— Clarice Lispector

- How does it feel to have a daughter?- At times it's like holding a warm egg in my hand.

— Clarice Lispector